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The great satisfaction that will arise from the funding of the loan at a low rate of interest, together with their strong sense of public honor and public faith, will always secure the payment of these bonds, principal and interest, in coin.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman discusses the importance of public faith in securing the payment of bonds at a low interest rate.

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